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|writer = [[Rachel Churcher]] | |writer = [[Rachel Churcher]] | ||
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* [[Panda]] | * [[Panda]] | ||
* [[Anna (The Last Martian)|Anna]] | |||
* [[Dot (The Last Martian)|Dot]] | |||
* [[Joy (The Last Martian)|Joy]] | |||
* [[Walt (The Last Martian)|Walt]] | |||
* [[Creek (The Last Martian)|Creek]] | |||
* [[Krystal (The Last Martian)|Krystal]] | |||
* [[Coyote (The Last Martian)|Mr Coyote]] | |||
* [[Martian (The Last Martian)|Martian creature]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * Iris wonders if she's in [[1950s]] [[Kansas]] or [[Iowa]]. | ||
* Iris' [[Celestial Omnibus]] had a [[Maelstrom engine]]. | |||
* Locations on [[Mars]] include [[Locust City]] and [[Coyote's Casino]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to | * The version of [[Mars]] featured in this story resembles that from [[Ray Bradbury]]'s {{Wi|The Martian Chronicles}}. The story features several allusions to stories in ''The Martian Chronicles'': | ||
** the [[Blue Sail Automotive Company]] is named after the [[blue]] [[sail]]s of Martian sand ships in ''The Off Season''. | |||
** speaking of Martian commerce, [[Walt (The Last Martian)|Walt]] mentions [[suitcase]]s and [[hot dog]]s, alluding to ''The Luggage Store'' and ''The Off Season''. | |||
** the dating of [[1 September]] [[2005]] places ''The Last Martian'' in the same month as ''The Martian'', which also features a lone child-like Martian struggling to survive on a [[human]]-occupied Mars. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The [[Celestial Omnibus]] travels through [[time wind]]s in [[the Maelstrom]]. Time winds were first mentioned in the ''Doctor Who'' story, [[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors' Gate (TV story)}}. According to [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}}, the Celestial Omnibus let in time winds as it travelled. The bus travelled in the Maelstrom in several ''Iris Wildthyme'' stories, including [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}} and {{cs|Elementary, My Dear Sheila (short story)}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 30 August 2024
The Last Martian was the eighth story in the anthology Iris Wildthyme of Mars. It was written by Rachel Churcher.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Iris wonders if she's in 1950s Kansas or Iowa.
- Iris' Celestial Omnibus had a Maelstrom engine.
- Locations on Mars include Locust City and Coyote's Casino.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The version of Mars featured in this story resembles that from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. The story features several allusions to stories in The Martian Chronicles:
- the Blue Sail Automotive Company is named after the blue sails of Martian sand ships in The Off Season.
- speaking of Martian commerce, Walt mentions suitcases and hot dogs, alluding to The Luggage Store and The Off Season.
- the dating of 1 September 2005 places The Last Martian in the same month as The Martian, which also features a lone child-like Martian struggling to survive on a human-occupied Mars.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Celestial Omnibus travels through time winds in the Maelstrom. Time winds were first mentioned in the Doctor Who story, TV: Warriors' Gate [+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"]. According to PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"], the Celestial Omnibus let in time winds as it travelled. The bus travelled in the Maelstrom in several Iris Wildthyme stories, including PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"] and Elementary, My Dear Sheila [+]Loading...["Elementary, My Dear Sheila (short story)"].
